Essays about: "Role and impact of Multinational companies"

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1. 1. Implementing Life Cycle Assessment in the Product Development Process : Creating a simplified LCA-tool to support decision making and implement sustainability as a design parameter

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Markus Johansson; Jonatan Sars; [2023]
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   Abstract : Design is described as the main factor influencing a product's sustainability, and with industrial growth, global interest in sustainability issues has also increased. Furthermore, the design process is an important part when companies are to reduce climate impact of their products, and that the demand for more environmentally friendly products is increasing. READ MORE

3. 2. Unlocking the Potential of Sustainability in SMEs within the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Role of Managers in Fostering Sustainability for Organizational Long-term Success

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Valerie Garcia Martinez; Edwin Ahlnäs; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability management; sustainability commodification; sustainable innovation; stakeholder engagement; stakeholder communication; strategic integration; core operations; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Sustainable development requires companies to do their part. Managers are central to the partaking of sustainability in their organizations, having responsibility towards internal and external stakeholders to ensure the organization's long-term survival while being mindful of other things than maximizing profit. READ MORE

4. 3. The Power of Leadership : Leaders' Behaviours within the Innovation Process as a Contribution Towards Creating Sustainable Businesses

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Louise Winstrup; Veronika Barta; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable Innovation; Leadership Behaviour; Sustainability Strategy; Employee Motivation;

   Abstract : Background: Companies are assuming a vital role in shaping the future for the coming generations through the development of sustainable innovations. Previous studies have stressed the importance of leadership as fundamental in the innovation process and when creating more sustainable businesses. READ MORE

5. 4. A communicative constructionist perspective on corporate social responsibility : using software for understanding and attributing meaning to CSR

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Sina Prochno; [2021]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; social representation theory; communication; management tools; sustainability;

   Abstract : Today, companies increasingly have to address and communicate the impact that their activities and decisions have on the environment and society. This is reflected in particular in the concept of CSR, which is based on the fundamental idea of sustainable and future-oriented business. READ MORE

6. 5. Attitudes towards External Knowledge Sourcing & Knowledge-Oriented Leadership

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Aaron Orman; Marko Tukic; [2019]
   Keywords : knowledge management; external knowledge sourcing; knowledge-oriented leadership; open innovation; absorptive capacity; globalization; technology; leadership;

   Abstract : External knowledge sourcing is not only an integral practice within knowledge management, its successful facilitation through leadership has a pressing importance for companies in order to stay innovative and thus competitive in an economic environment, shaped by the dominant and continuous influence of globalization and the increasingly fast pace of technological innovation. Hereby, only limited research has been conducted in the relation between knowledge-oriented leadership, knowledge management, and innovation. READ MORE